Hello and welcome to episode one of the bit:cast podcast. The unofficial podcast for micro:bit makers and tech enthusiasts.

For our first episode, we’re excited to be joined by Giles Booth, Education content manager of the micro:bit Educational Foundation to talk about the latest developments in the micro:bit ecosystem and the process that went on behind creating them.

Our Fortnight in micro:bit:

Kerry:

• With schools closing I've been thinking of other ways to get my tutorials out there for kids to learn so I've been working on my video editing skills and creating a video intro hope to release the first one's later this week
• Released issue 7 of micro:mag
• Reviewed the simple robotics kit from kitronik

Josh:

• Giving the EduBlocks learn site a bit of a refresh. Lots more micro:bit tutorials coming soon now that the website looks a bit nicer.
• Yesterday I played around with the Pi Supply LoRa micro:bit kit as part of an ARM project I am doing. See Arm Gen2z
• Producing some EduBlocks video tutorials with OBS. Really easy to do and requires no editing.

Giles:

• With schools closing, we’ve all been adapting to new ways of working, I now have 2 teenagers and a university student at home, all have been given work to get on with, even my son whose A-Levels seem to have been cancelled!
• Planning our newsletters and new content to support remote teaching
• Making a video to explain how micro:bit classroom could be used remotely

News:

New remote learning page https://microbit.org/get-started/user-guide/remote-teaching/

MakeCode daily streams (9am PST for micro:bit)

https://mixer.com/makecode

4Tronix Orbit (Super cool new add-on)

https://twitter.com/LMcUnderwood/status/1241734413739798530?s=20

Automated hand sanitizer

https://twitter.com/MichelinePollo1/status/1240561282723598337?s=20

Where to find us:

Giles:

@blogmywiki

suppertime.co.uk/blogmywiki/

Josh:

@all_about_code

edublocks.org

josh@micromag.cc

Kerry:

@RaspiKidd

raspikidd.com

kerry@micromag.cc

Welcome to the bit:cast podcast - a brand new unofficial podcast for micro:bit makers. 

Brought to you by the micro:mag team. Presented by Joshua Lowe & Kerry Kidd.

In this new podcast we aim to cover the latest micro:bit news, projects as well as interviewing members of the micro:bit tech community.

When putting together the magazine, there are so many things that we would like to include. However, we simply just do not have the space in the magazine to fit it all in. That is where the bit:cast podcast comes in. We want to create a podcast that is fun to listen to and enjoyable for all members of the micro:bit community.

The podcast will be split up into four different sections:

• Our fortnight in micro:bit
• The News
  • Deep Dive Topic
  • Feedback/Announcements 

We’re really looking forward to hearing your feedback about our new adventure and we look forward to learning more about the world of podcasting. If you have any questions or feedback you’d like us to respond to via email or in Episode One in our feedback section. Please get in touch via bitcast@micromag.cc or by sending us a Direct Message on Twitter.